Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
20.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 10AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (31 Mar)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (31 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WSW
2.2
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)1616910101091414141414141414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)160623891205136511968566063896781083109911141099904866743733643561553434362156119
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:04AM
2.87
10:27PM
2.81
10:43AM
2.93
11:04PM
2.89
11:19AM
2.95
11:38PM
2.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:55AM
0.34
4:17PM
0.25
4:36AM
0.22
4:55PM
0.15
5:13AM
0.17
5:31PM
0.11
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise--7:31-------7:33-------7:33-----
Sunset-----7:15-------7:15-------7:13--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616171817161413131416171615151514161718171615
Feels °C (?)111010111414131010111215161514141413161617161615
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